Will voting out the school board make the school calendar sane again?

[Anonymous]

SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

Is there a chance to get rid of those? There was no clear reason given why to keep it AND why to do it in this disruptive way!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

I don’t know if that’s true, but most ES teachers don’t like spending Wednesday afternoons in meetings/trainings. I’m a retired teacher substitute and the disjointed schedule is not very popular from what I’m hearing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

Please get rid of the early release Wednesdays. They are idiotic and disruptive! No school November 3 and 4, no school November 11 - will next week be a 5 day week - nope, early release Wednesday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

They’re complaining because they’re accountable to voters and she absolutely isn’t. Keep calling and writing and it will change.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

They’re complaining because they’re accountable to voters and she absolutely isn’t. Keep calling and writing and it will change.

Yep, they are hearing it from people, and they want to be elected in the future, whether to the school board again or something higher. Keep calling and writing, and they'll eventually direct Reid to change it for the future.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

They’re complaining because they’re accountable to voters and she absolutely isn’t. Keep calling and writing and it will change.

Yep, they are hearing it from people, and they want to be elected in the future, whether to the school board again or something higher. Keep calling and writing, and they'll eventually direct Reid to change it for the future.

There was no point doing it this way this year.. In the middle of the week, two rounds of buses, staff overseeing kids who stay at school - does anyone know the cost of that? Like it's called "early release" but it's way more complex than that and not free to the school system as the name would imply.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

Is there a chance to get rid of those? There was no clear reason given why to keep it AND why to do it in this disruptive way!

They initiated them with six weeks notice in ‘24 they can absolutely be eliminated for ‘26 if people engage with their board members about them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

Please get rid of the early release Wednesdays. They are idiotic and disruptive! No school November 3 and 4, no school November 11 - will next week be a 5 day week - nope, early release Wednesday.

It will be a five day week just not a five FULL day week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

They’re complaining because they’re accountable to voters and she absolutely isn’t. Keep calling and writing and it will change.

Elementary teachers need more planning time. They get next to nothing. While school provides day care, teachers still need time to do admin tasks (emails, grading etc). Where do we get that time from?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

They’re complaining because they’re accountable to voters and she absolutely isn’t. Keep calling and writing and it will change.

Elementary teachers need more planning time. They get next to nothing. While school provides day care, teachers still need time to do admin tasks (emails, grading etc). Where do we get that time from?

That’s a separate discussion to have and a legit one. But early release the way it is is ridiculous. It’s such a disruption to a schools day that very little learning is done in the morning. Kids who are supposed to have math/reading/writing in the afternoon get less instruction time.

[Anonymous]

Keep emailing and complaining to your SB members about the lack of 5 day weeks!
Make the change happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep emailing and complaining to your SB members about the lack of 5 day weeks!
Make the change happen.

Hey, cut them a break, this week is the rare 5 day school week! The only one in all of November.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

They’re complaining because they’re accountable to voters and she absolutely isn’t. Keep calling and writing and it will change.

Elementary teachers need more planning time. They get next to nothing. While school provides day care, teachers still need time to do admin tasks (emails, grading etc). Where do we get that time from?

Either get the time from wherever it came from in 2023, or add planning days (paid) when students are off— just like indigenous peoples day. Weds before Thanksgiving, Presidents, Jan 2, there are plenty to choose from.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SB now complaining to Reid about the early release Wednesdays (which she did without consulting the Board) and the lack of five-day weeks. All this was done to appease the unions so nothing will probably change

They’re complaining because they’re accountable to voters and she absolutely isn’t. Keep calling and writing and it will change.

Elementary teachers need more planning time. They get next to nothing. While school provides day care, teachers still need time to do admin tasks (emails, grading etc). Where do we get that time from?

This was not what Reid said in 2024– then it was mean Richmond MADE us do this and its not our fault…now its about planning time? Have a real discussion about where to get planning time, but the bait and switch (and doing it Weds) is an insult. Friday early dismissal would get fewer complaints.